Bhikṣus Monks
Pratès - Historiated scene
This group consists of three standing monks, one with a missing head. One of them brings an offering of flowers on a plate. He is looking, smiling, to his right, certainly originally at the Buddha figure. One can see that his earlobes are enlarged. He is wearing the uttarāsaṅga, which leaves the right shoulder uncovered, and the folds of the antaravāsaka can be seen below. The folds of the garment suggest the advancement of the right leg by emphasizing the knee.
Two other monks stand side by side. The first, the one whose head has disappeared, joins his hands in anjalimudra while the second leans toward him and raises his right arm. Both wear the uttarāsaṅga and have their right shoulder uncovered. Their faces are idealized, round and smiling.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 39 c et d
